Greenloop's Summer Eco-Fashion Sale is On Now
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 07.26.06
What's better than being a good TreeHugger and reducing pesticides use by sporting a pair of organic cotton jeans, preventing landfill overflow by toting a hip, recycled handbag and minimizing your environmental footprint in general by supporting environmentally responsible businesses? Doing it for cheap, and here's your chance. TH pal and super-sustainable retailer Greenloop's Summer Sale is on now, and with it comes your chance to to stock up on super cool, green fashion, sustainable accessories and organic bodycare. Get Loomstate denim, Stewart+Brown wrap skirts, Helen E. Riegle handbags, Inara Sugar Rub and much more, all at 10-60% off. Better hurry, though; the sale starts today and goes through Sunday, July 30. ::Greenloop
Even on sale that stuff is WAY overpriced. I don't care how green it is if it's unaffordable.
Beg to differ. "Overpriced" suggests an inordinate markup, and that is not why "green" products typically cost more in the market. Think about where your goods are made, think about what they're made of, and think about by whom they're made and you should realize that green products are priced more closely to their true value than their "conventional" counterparts. Big brands have massive buying power, utilize cheap (and often exploitative) labor, and don't pay a lick for the ecological or social damage their business practices inflict.